Case Study
MuCEM, Marseille, France
Case Study MuCEM, Marseille, France Architect: Rudy Ricciotti Winner of the Colored Concrete Works Award 2017 QUALITY COLORS. An initiative of LANXESS COLORED CONCRETE WORKS ®The delicate structure of the outer shell lets in light and air. At the outer point of the Old Harbor, the dark color of MuCEM contrasts to the beige of the fort, without competing with it. MUSEUM AT THE GATEWAY TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Harmonious contrast to the environment. It is the most spectacular museum in the city and one of the 50 most frequently visited museums in the world: the Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée, or MuCEM, in the city of Marseille in Southern France. In 2013 the Mediterranean harbor metropolis was named the cultural capital of Europe. The opening of the unique